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Maija Karoliina Saari (born 26 March 1986) is a Finnish international footballer who plays as a defender. She previously represented AIK, Mallbackens IF and Umeå IK in Sweden, Kolbotn, Stabæk Fotball Kvinner, and Vålerenga in the Norwegian Toppserien and FC Honka and HPK in her home country. Since making her debut for the Finland women's national football team in 2007, Saari has won over 85 caps and captained the team.

Maija Saari
Personal information
Full name Maija Karoliina Saari
Date of birth (1986-03-26) 26 March 1986 (age 36)
Place of birth Vaasa, Finland
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
Stabæk
Youth career
FC Kiisto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2008 FC Honka
2009–2010 Umeå IK 43 (4)
2011 Kolbotn 21 (1)
2012 AIK 22 (2)
2013 Mallbackens IF 8 (0)
2014–2015 AIK 36 (2)
2016 Stabæk
2016 Vålerenga
2017–2018 HPK
National team
2007–2016 Finland 86 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:21, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:21, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

Club career


A strong, left-sided defender, Saari won three consecutive domestic titles with FC Honka in 2006, 2007 and 2008. She joined the club aged 10 after moving to Helsinki from her birthplace of Vaasa and rose to captain the club. In December 2008 Saari signed a two-year contract with Swedish club Umeå IK.[2] In 2011, she played for Kolbotn Fotball in the Norwegian Toppserien, before returning to Sweden with AIK.[3]

Saari returned to AIK for the 2014 season, having spent 2013 with Mallbackens IF.[4] In December 2015 she agreed a return to Norway, signing a two-year deal with Stabæk Fotball Kvinner.[5]


International career


She made her debut for the senior Finland team on 7 March 2007; playing 90 minutes against Sweden in the Algarve Cup.[6] Saari also played in all four of Finland's matches at UEFA Women's Euro 2009, including the quarter final defeat to England.

In June 2013 Saari, by then the national team captain, was devastated to be ruled out of UEFA Women's Euro 2013 with a cruciate ligament injury.[7]


International goals


No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 April 2016Stadion Mitar Mićo Goliš, Petrovac, Montenegro Montenegro4–17–1UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying

References


  1. "Finland". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2007. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
  2. Britta Åkerlund. "Umeå IK värvar finsk landslagsback" (in Swedish). Umea.se. Archived from the original on 2011-12-11. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
  3. "AIK signs the Finnish Maija Saari". Archived from the original on 2016-01-22. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
  4. Karlsson, Juho (2 December 2013). "Saari återvänder till AIK" (in Swedish). Yle. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  5. Holmlund, Tor Bjørnar (21 December 2015). "Finlands landslagskaptein har signert for Stabæk" (in Norwegian). Budstikka. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  6. "Maija Saari" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
  7. Erävuori, Mikael (7 June 2013). "Devastated Saari out for Finland". UEFA. Retrieved 3 December 2013.




На других языках


[de] Maija Saari

Maija Karoliina Saari (* 26. März 1986 in Vaasa) ist eine ehemalige finnische Fußballspielerin. Die Abwehrspielerin spielte auch für die finnische Nationalmannschaft.
- [en] Maija Saari

[ru] Саари, Майя

Майя Каролиина Саари (фин. Maija Karoliina Saari, родилась 26 марта 1986 в Ваасе) — финская футболистка, защитница.



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